Finding Isadora
“I almost yelled the words. Richard’s mother didn’t know who his father was?
He made a hushing motion with his hand.
Perhaps our waitress thought he was summoning her, or maybe she sensed trouble, because she hurried over to refill our glasses and murmured in her soft, melodic voice that our meals would be ready any minute.
“Fine, fine.” Richard, who was usually courteous to servers, waved her away. Then, lowering his voice, he said, “It was before AIDS became a big scare and people ...realized the importance of using condoms. Mom was on the pill but she admits she wasn’t very good about taking it. She was nineteen, away at university, having fun and being, you know, irresponsible. She had lovers. Gabe was one of them.”
“Diane?” That so didn’t match up with the conservative woman she’d turned into.
“Yeah, and Gabe, too. I mean, he had other lovers.”MoreLess
He made a hushing motion with his hand.
Perhaps our waitress thought he was summoning her, or maybe she sensed trouble, because she hurried over to refill our glasses and murmured in her soft, melodic voice that our meals would be ready any minute.
“Fine, fine.” Richard, who was usually courteous to servers, waved her away. Then, lowering his voice, he said, “It was before AIDS became a big scare and people ...realized the importance of using condoms. Mom was on the pill but she admits she wasn’t very good about taking it. She was nineteen, away at university, having fun and being, you know, irresponsible. She had lovers. Gabe was one of them.”
“Diane?” That so didn’t match up with the conservative woman she’d turned into.
“Yeah, and Gabe, too. I mean, he had other lovers.”MoreLess
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